Yesterday a Washington state judge ruled that a florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding violated the state's anti-discrimination law.

Florist Barronelle Stutzman was sued by both the state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the couple, Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, in 2013.

The pair were longtime customers of Stutzman's Richland business, Arlene's Flowers, and asked her to provide decorations for their wedding following the state's legalization of same-sex marriage.

Stutzman maintained that her Christian beliefs prevented her from selling flowers for the same-sex wedding, "because of (her) relationship with Jesus Christ," according to court documents.

"Confirming the enactment of same-sex marriage, there would eventually be a direct and insoluble conflict between Stutzman's religiously motivated conduct and the laws of the state of Washington," Benton County Superior Court Judge Alexander Ekstrom wrote in his opinion.

"For over 135 years, the Supreme Court of the United States has held that laws may prohibit religiously motivated action, as opposed to belief," Ekstrom added.

Ingersoll and Freed who filed the suit said, "We were hurt and saddened when we were denied service by Arlene's Flowers after doing business with them for so many years. We respect everyone's beliefs, but businesses that are open to the public have an obligation to serve everyone," they added.